"Disappointing" attendances

[Tim of the Oak]

Yep. Don't get me wrong, I can understand some of the restrictions put in place by the club such as previous purchase history of at least 3 games attended as this drastically reduced the chances of United fans getting them in our end (whereas United were totally lax and let any fucker buy them for the first leg as long as they stumped up extra for a membership). However, that has only been reduced to 2 games attended in the past week when it could've been done in the aftermath of the first leg result as it was obvious that United fans wouldn't have the same appetite for buying in our end due to us winning the first leg comfortably.

I agree Simon.

Returning to the Fulham game, my sense is that the Club usually make more effort to get groups into the game on cheaper tickets. Likewise, there are usually opportunities or competitions for cheap upgrades to the Legends Lounge, Cityzen’s Suite for lower profile games and some standard tickets are usually fished out through completions etc. I get the feeling that the Club didn’t feel it was worth the effort this time round with loads of games at home within a few weeks of each. I don’t really blame them but I reckon we would have topped 40k if a comparable effort was made by the Club’s administrator, compared to other low profile games.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

I think I get bored because it's no longer competitive, it's too easy for the first team players and games (e.g. Fulham) are sometimes finished after 10 minutes, most of them are over before kick-off. If we played even more of the kids and there was a chance we would get beat, it would create more interest. The teams involved in European competition should have to field an U21-23 team or something along those lines, it would make it more entertaining and we would get to see if the academy teams are actually producing talent at the level required.

would you rather we were shit again>

 

[jrb]

The derby definitely won't sell out as there are too many tickets left in CBL3 and ESL3.

However, there definitely has been a late up take and surge in ticket sales on L1, especially in the NSL1 corner blocks, which had loads if tickets left at the Weekend. Now there are just singles scattered about. However, as with Fulham, many of the blocks were greyed out a while ago, and there could be plenty of empty single seats in those blocks, like there were for the Fulham game. On the plus side, the vast majority of fans going will be local City fans rather than tourists and day trippers, so the atmosphere and support should be very good tomorrow night.

Whether Pep made those comments about City fans on purpose to push tickets sales or inadvertently, we'll never know, but it seems to have irked City fans enough for them to buy at ticket at the last minute.

Seat planner now.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Just a little aside:
Am I the only fan who still gets excited when going to the match? The minute I put on my 'going to the match lucky kit' until I get home again I enjoy the whole experience. I miss being able to attend the away matches and (sad person admission here) wear my 'going to the match lucky kit' as I potter around doing the housework (as if) watching TV but rarely the match as I don't/won't have Sky or reading a good book. If anyone ever knocks on my front door on an away match day they must get a shock when I open the door with City kit and scarf resplendent!!

I LOVE FOOTBALL, I LOVE MANCHESTER CITY...... (sorry for shouting) and can not understand the people saying it is boring etc. I admire the skill and am in awe of the stamina of our superb team. The only down for me? I miss Dunnie Monster, Zabman and Vinnie!!!

Come on folks, this is wonderful, stupendous football let's enjoy it while we can. :-) :-) Just my humble opinion.

 

[Phil1]

The derby definitely won't sell out as there are too many tickets left in CBL3 and ESL3.

However, there definitely has been a late up take and surge in ticket sales on L1, especially in the NSL1 corner blocks, which had loads if tickets left at the Weekend. Now there are just singles scattered about. However, as with Fulham, many of the blocks were greyed out a while ago, and there could be plenty of empty single seats in those blocks, like there were for the Fulham game. On the plus side, the vast majority of fans going will be local City fans rather than tourists and day trippers, so the atmosphere and support should be very good tomorrow night.

Whether Pep made those comments about City fans on purpose to push tickets sales or inadvertently, we'll never know, but it seems to have irked City fans enough for them to buy at ticket at the last minute.

Seat planner now.

There might be something in that last paragraph. It’s not beyond the realms of possibility that the club have made Pep aware that tickets haven’t been flying off the shelves for Wednesday.
He might have just been trying to give a gentle push to those deciding to go or not.
As it turns out the gentle push has been received by sections of our fanbase as a sledgehammer aimed at them and it’s not quite gone as hoped.

or maybe none of that is true, who knows.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Thanks.

Doesn't sound like we are particularly expensive and we do offer a premium product so in value for money terms we may be doing quite well.

Not having a clear tariff is not great from a fan perspective.

I've just checked ours versus Liverpool and United's.

We seem to have three price categories, although we don't openly publish this. I'm looking at my seat in 109 and equivalent areas so that's £65 (A), £53 (B) and £45 (C).

At Old Trafford, it's a single price category and these seem to cover a range from £42 upwards, depending on where you sit. The rough equivalent to 109 would cost you £52 so we're more expensive for A and B games, which is probably about 12 or 13 games.

At Anfield they have the same system of single price per seat, regardless of the opposition and their matchday prices range for some at £37 up to £59, with the 109 equivalent costing £53 funnily enough. Liverpool will have ^ games that would class as Cat A I'd imagine, Everton plus the other big five clubs. Splitting the other 13 games into theoretical categories probably gives 7 B and 6 C (although we'd probably have Everton as a B game) so we'd be 8 and 6 or 7 and 7. So let's say we've got 5 A games at £65. 7 B games at £53 and 7 C games at £45.

So if you add those up, buying 19 PL tickets separately at the Etihad, in or around 109, would cost £1,011, at Anfield £1,007 and at Old Trafford £988.

 

[decmancity]

Its annoyed me that Pep has made these comments, Bayern and Barca certainly don't sell out every single game and especially not when they were playing second tier teams in an early cup game.

Getting sick of the same digs by the media and so on also but what can you do.

 

[Roachy]

Just a little aside:
Am I the only fan who still gets excited when going to the match? The minute I put on my 'going to the match lucky kit' until I get home again I enjoy the whole experience. I miss being able to attend the away matches and (sad person admission here) wear my 'going to the match lucky kit' as I potter around doing the housework (as if) watching TV but rarely the match as I don't/won't have Sky or reading a good book. If anyone ever knocks on my front door on an away match day they must get a shock when I open the door with City kit and scarf resplendent!!

I LOVE FOOTBALL, I LOVE MANCHESTER CITY...... (sorry for shouting) and can not understand the people saying it is boring etc. I admire the skill and am in awe of the stamina of our superb team. The only down for me? I miss Dunnie Monster, Zabman and Vinnie!!!

Come on folks, this is wonderful, stupendous football let's enjoy it while we can. :-) :-) Just my humble opinion.

Call me strange, but I love the domestic cup matches. OK, Sunday maybe was a little flat in the stands but usually a good game at a great price.

 

[quiet_riot]

I honestly think some people must spend more time looking at the clock than the game. Bang on to the second, on the 80th and 85th minute there was an exodus. Bit strange really.

I sit on the very back row so have a great view of the people, and I've come to the conclusion that the exoduses are in 3 distinct categories:

80 mins or the stoppage closest to.
85 mins or the stoppage closest to.
and
every stoppage in play after 85 mins.

 

[blueparrot]

The derby definitely won't sell out as there are too many tickets left in CBL3 and ESL3.

However, there definitely has been a late up take and surge in ticket sales on L1, especially in the NSL1 corner blocks, which had loads if tickets left at the Weekend. Now there are just singles scattered about. However, as with Fulham, many of the blocks were greyed out a while ago, and there could be plenty of empty single seats in those blocks, like there were for the Fulham game. On the plus side, the vast majority of fans going will be local City fans rather than tourists and day trippers, so the atmosphere and support should be very good tomorrow night.

Whether Pep made those comments about City fans on purpose to push tickets sales or inadvertently, we'll never know, but it seems to have irked City fans enough for them to buy at ticket at the last minute.

Seat planner now.

Must be selling fairly quick those tier 1 and 2 blocks have now gone, probably about 2000 left in the 3rd tier.Most will go.

 

[SinSentido]

A popular phrase that is actually incorrect. The correct phrase is "eat your cake, and have it too."

 

[samarasra]

Just a little aside:
Am I the only fan who still gets excited when going to the match? The minute I put on my 'going to the match lucky kit' until I get home again I enjoy the whole experience. I miss being able to attend the away matches and (sad person admission here) wear my 'going to the match lucky kit' as I potter around doing the housework (as if) watching TV but rarely the match as I don't/won't have Sky or reading a good book. If anyone ever knocks on my front door on an away match day they must get a shock when I open the door with City kit and scarf resplendent!!

I LOVE FOOTBALL, I LOVE MANCHESTER CITY...... (sorry for shouting) and can not understand the people saying it is boring etc. I admire the skill and am in awe of the stamina of our superb team. The only down for me? I miss Dunnie Monster, Zabman and Vinnie!!!

Come on folks, this is wonderful, stupendous football let's enjoy it while we can. :-) :-) Just my humble opinion.

No you are not the only one. My only issue is with TV companies which cause match time changes announced so late that cheaper flight tickets are rarely available.

 

[SinSentido]

A popular phrase that is actually incorrect. The correct phrase is "eat your cake, and have it too."

Have you been watching 'Manhunt: Unabomber' ?

 

[jrb]

Considering there was little or no visible trouble at OT, bar something going on in the K-Stand upper tier, I think City have over reacted with the ticket selling criteria.

Any season ticket holder should have been able to purchase 2 tickets. And any Citizens card holder who has attended 2 games, then down to 1 game, if tickets were left, should have been able to buy a ticket.

The acid test will come in the FA Cup if City and United draw each other. Are both clubs going to go through with the same farce again, or are they going to abide by the full away allocation?

 

[cookster]

I think the difference this time is that Pep himself brought the topic up. In the past it's been the media trying to set him up but he's given them the ammo this time round.

I'm far from outraged but I don't think he's done himself (or us) any favours on this. Despite that, however, I don't buy this thing from some posters that he doesn't have any connection with the fans. I think he does and the way he orchestrated the Guardiola chant at Leicester away that time proves it. He's also on record as saying that Barca and Bayern fans didn't have a song for him, whereas City fans do.

Maybe I got it wrong but I'm sure the leading question from the interviewer was before Pep's comments, either way he was out of order.
What times today's presser, be interested if he's asked again!

 

[Tim of the Oak]

The derby definitely won't sell out as there are too many tickets left in CBL3 and ESL3.

However, there definitely has been a late up take and surge in ticket sales on L1, especially in the NSL1 corner blocks, which had loads if tickets left at the Weekend. Now there are just singles scattered about. However, as with Fulham, many of the blocks were greyed out a while ago, and there could be plenty of empty single seats in those blocks, like there were for the Fulham game. On the plus side, the vast majority of fans going will be local City fans rather than tourists and day trippers, so the atmosphere and support should be very good tomorrow night.

Whether Pep made those comments about City fans on purpose to push tickets sales or inadvertently, we'll never know, but it seems to have irked City fans enough for them to buy at ticket at the last minute.

Seat planner now.

I agree that Pep was trying to boost sales for tomorrow night but we don’t know if he has had any impact because we normally shift a few thousand tickets in the last few days before midweek home games

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

I sit on the very back row so have a great view of the people, and I've come to the conclusion that the exoduses are in 3 distinct categories:

80 mins or the stoppage closest to.
85 mins or the stoppage closest to.
and
every stoppage in play after 85 mins.

Just as an extra point on this, why have the club decided to stop opening all the exits at full time? At least this is the case at Gate B1/B2. We have to queue to get out now whereas before it was nice and easy, but this is going to encourage more to leave earlier. I'm convinced the club don't care about people going before the final whistle, they just want us out of the ground asap.

 

[OB1]

I've just checked ours versus Liverpool and United's.

We seem to have three price categories, although we don't openly publish this. I'm looking at my seat in 109 and equivalent areas so that's £65 (A), £53 (B) and £45 (C).

At Old Trafford, it's a single price category and these seem to cover a range from £42 upwards, depending on where you sit. The rough equivalent to 109 would cost you £52 so we're more expensive for A and B games, which is probably about 12 or 13 games.

At Anfield they have the same system of single price per seat, regardless of the opposition and their matchday prices range for some at £37 up to £59, with the 109 equivalent costing £53 funnily enough. Liverpool will have ^ games that would class as Cat A I'd imagine, Everton plus the other big five clubs. Splitting the other 13 games into theoretical categories probably gives 7 B and 6 C (although we'd probably have Everton as a B game) so we'd be 8 and 6 or 7 and 7. So let's say we've got 5 A games at £65. 7 B games at £53 and 7 C games at £45.

So if you add those up, buying 19 PL tickets separately at the Etihad, in or around 109, would cost £1,011, at Anfield £1,007 and at Old Trafford £988.

Thank you.

Thorough as ever.

Looks like a small premium for City and, given that we have been champions for the last two seasons, that is not unreasonable.

I do think they should increase season card prices by less than inflation this summer.

 

[jrb]

I've just checked ours versus Liverpool and United's.

We seem to have three price categories, although we don't openly publish this. I'm looking at my seat in 109 and equivalent areas so that's £65 (A), £53 (B) and £45 (C).

At Old Trafford, it's a single price category and these seem to cover a range from £42 upwards, depending on where you sit. The rough equivalent to 109 would cost you £52 so we're more expensive for A and B games, which is probably about 12 or 13 games.

At Anfield they have the same system of single price per seat, regardless of the opposition and their matchday prices range for some at £37 up to £59, with the 109 equivalent costing £53 funnily enough. Liverpool will have ^ games that would class as Cat A I'd imagine, Everton plus the other big five clubs. Splitting the other 13 games into theoretical categories probably gives 7 B and 6 C (although we'd probably have Everton as a B game) so we'd be 8 and 6 or 7 and 7. So let's say we've got 5 A games at £65. 7 B games at £53 and 7 C games at £45.

So if you add those up, buying 19 PL tickets separately at the Etihad, in or around 109, would cost £1,011, at Anfield £1,007 and at Old Trafford £988.

I've always stated the different ticket prices for seats in the same block which City brought in a few seasons back was and still is an absolute disgrace. Charging different seat prices for fans who sit 1 row higher or lower in some cases in every block is shameful, and nothing more than another underhand decision to fleece more money out of the fans

I can imagine those tasked at City with driving revenue reading this and thinking or calling me a w***ker for not understanding the reasons for doing that. Apart from it being pure greed and profiteering by the club. There you go, I've stated it. Arsed!

 

[hello]

It’s no secret that he is frustrated by our home support, the early leavers, and the lack of atmosphere, and the lack of support his teams get at the Etihad.

It is a massive contrast to Bayern and German football in general.

As for Barcelona, we are talking about a ‘99,000’ seater stadium. Even with average crowds of 76,000 it’s impossible to fill it on a regular basis. I think Barcelona have filled it once this season in the CL? I’m sure it was full at times when Pep was Barcelona Manager.

Regardless if my opinions are right or wrong, Pep seems to have an on-going issue with our home support. In his defence he hasn’t said a bad word about our away support.

November 2009 - peps Barcelona battered Leonesa 5-0 int he copa del ray, Bojan, messi, Pedro, Xavi goals were cheered by the frantic support of passionate Catalans, All 26,322 packed into the Nou Camp like sardines. can you find any Spanish media storires asking where the other 60+ k fans were, or stupid fucking answers from pep?

The quarter final 2nd leg last year after losing the away leg to Sevilla, Barcelona managed to sell just under 60% to watch a fantastic comeback to win 6-1 and go through 6-3 on agg

Myths are perpetuated that Barcelona always have great support, that Anfield is something special etc and that our support is shit. Facts will always prove that such myths are just that, unfortunately myths are picked up on an reinforced by shite journalists peddling their own agenda and the club should have the fucking sense not to make it worse.